- Client-led approach
- Focus on codependency
- Mindfulness tools
About Petina
Petina Walker is a BACP counsellor with 17 years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She focuses on helping people find clarity when life feels overwhelming. Petina listens closely and aims to give each person a space to be heard and understood.
She works in a straightforward, client-led way. Sessions are shaped around what the client brings that day rather than a fixed script. Petina draws on practical methods such as solution-focused work and mindfulness techniques to help people make small, steady changes.
Petina combines several approaches to suit each person’s needs. Attachment-based ideas help when patterns from earlier relationships keep repeating. Emotionally-focused elements are used to identify and work with strong feelings. Motivational interviewing supports people who want to change habits, including addiction-related behaviours.
Her background includes many years working in drugs and alcohol services where she ran groups, completed assessments, and offered brief interventions. She has also run a wellbeing centre and supported people through major life events such as bereavement, cancer, divorce and gender transition.
People come to Petina for a range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, addiction and relationship issues such as codependency. She aims to tailor each session to the person in front of her and to work at a pace that feels manageable.
Petina trained at The Iron Mill Institute in Exeter and qualified in 2008. She continues to develop her practice and plans to write about her integrative approach for people dealing with addiction and codependency.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Petina uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach helps when people notice repeating connection problems or codependent behaviours and want to understand their roots.She also works from a client-centred stance, which means sessions focus on what matters to the person in front of her. That helps when someone needs a listening space to make sense of strong feelings or life changes. Emotionally-focused elements are used where intense feelings need attention and new ways of responding are explored.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Petina will discuss different methods with each person and choose what fits their goals and preferences. She adapts the work as needs change, so the plan can evolve from session to session.
The practical benefits of online work include easier fitting of sessions into busy days and reducing travel time. Online sessions can make it simpler to check in during a lunch break or when juggling caring and work responsibilities. The original profile does not specify which session formats she offers, so please confirm current options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often use online appointments to make counselling more manageable alongside everyday life.
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Experience
17+ years
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Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does Petina commonly help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma, eating and sleeping problems, and many other life stresses.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is client-led and practical, using solution-focused steps alongside mindfulness and emotionally-focused techniques to address feelings and patterns.
What professional background does she bring?
She has 17 years of experience working in counselling, drugs and alcohol services, group facilitation, assessments and brief interventions.
Which credential and region apply to this counsellor?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
In what languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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